On Sunday (April 28), it was reported that the Bollywood actor Sahil Khan has been arrested in Chhattisgarh by Mumbai’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), for his alleged involvement in the Mahadev betting app case. This happened days after the Bombay High Court denied his pre-arrest bail plea. It was also reported that he was sent to the Police custody until May 1.

This article will give you some detail information about Sahil Khan and his role in the Madadev betting app case. 

Who is Sahil Khan? 

Sahil Khan was born in Kolkata. He is known for starring in Bollywood films like Style, Excuse Me, Aladdin, and FALTU.

He is also a fitness entrepreneur who posts fitness content on his YouTube account which has over 2.8 million subscribers. He also owns his own gym. Sahil has 10.9 million followers on his Instagram accoutn (April 28) and he follows 661 accounts. The actor has posted 4373 posts so far. 

Speaking about his personal life, Khan married Iranian-born Norwegian actress Negar Khan in 2003 but the couple divorced two years later.

Sahil Khan’s role in Mahadev betting app case 

For the unversed, it all started from an FIR that was registered by the Matunga police in November 2023 on the basis of a complaint filed by a social activist, Prakash Bankar.

It was alleged in the complaint that several web portals were designed for online betting/gambling on cricket, football, tennis, and card games like Teen Patti, etc. Sahil was one of the several accused named in the FIR, which was later transferred to the EOW (Economic Offense Wing) for investigation.

According to the FIR, Bankar discovered several online betting applications on social media. He alleged that the accused used social media platforms to poach potential players and persuade them to invest and sign up on the portal. The size of the scam is about Rs 15,000 crore, as mentioned in the FIR.

What is Mahadev betting app? 

Operated by Chhattisgarh’s Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal from Dubai, the Mahadev Online betting app used paid advertisements on social media apps to get people to bet on players and outcomes of IPL matches, football, tennis and other sports.

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